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24FGS83099

Knockgardner Woodland Creation

Approved Forestry Grant Scheme

Where

Nearest town
Dalmellington
Local authority
South Ayrshire Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NS351037

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 25 November 2024
  2. Application accepted 25 November 2024
  3. Consultation opens 28 November 2024
  4. Consultation closes 9 January 2025
  5. Decision issued 24 February 2025

Area

Total area
138.12 ha
Conifer
115.44 ha
Broadleaf
22.68 ha

Official source

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24FGS83099

Find 24FGS83099 on the official register ↗ Open applications can be commented on there during their consultation window.

First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

STH22_0798-0799-1276(Cloisters) Blairquhan

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0534-0535

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH18_1318

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.5 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH21_0509_0510 Milton

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH20_0394_0395 Altizourie Bridge/Bishopland Lodge

Phytophthora ramorum

Hosts: Larch - spp.

Status Issued Proximity 2.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Knockgardner

Site 879

Official SiteLink record for Knockgardner
Designation GEOLOGICAL Proximity 371 m away Published area 0.28 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Auchalton

Site 96

Official SiteLink record for Auchalton
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 5.39 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NS 350 036

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 69

Noncalcareous gleys with peaty gleys with dystrophic blanket peat

Soil association
Blair
Parent material
Drift derived from greywackes, Old Red Sandstone lavas, sandstones and felsites
Landform
Undulating uplands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Blair · 35% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Falaird · 35% Peaty gleys
  • Blanket Peat · 30% Dystrophic blanket peat
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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